The article “Big Language Models Reflect Their Creators’ Ideology” examines whether AI models like ChatGPT express political and ideological views that match their creators’ beliefs. The researchers studied 17 different AI models from around the world, each describing thousands of well-known, often controversial political figures in English and Chinese. They then analyzed the “moral tone” in these responses to see whether the AI’s judgments aligned with the values of the companies or cultures that built them.
In short, big AI chatbots like ChatGPT reflect the views—intentionally or not—of the people and societies that create them. The country, the company, and even the language used with these AIs can influence the political undertones in their responses. For this reason, the researchers say, AI developers and users should be aware of and open to these built-in perspectives, rather than pretending that such models are perfectly neutral or impartial.
